@Foster Elementary

2008-2009 Budget
Review rubric for librarians from Nancy Campbell

Discuss Caldecott elections and Sat. at Public Library
Conference money left in budget $5,000 -- another PSLA person

Supply order 2008-2009

PROFESSIONAL MEETING REPORT

Department: Elementary Librarians Date: January 8, 2008

Chairperson: Bernie Egg Recorder: Maureen Peterson

Members absent (include reason if known)

Summary of the Meeting

  1. Supply Order 2008-2009
· Supply bids due to finance by January 15th

  1. Caldecott voting, program Saturday 1/12 at Public Library
· 2:00 Art activity and refreshments
· Email Judy Sutton votes on Friday afternoon

  1. Conference Money in budget
· Is there enough money for another person to go to PSLA?
· Secondary Librarians agree to rotate PSLA conference attendance with the elementary librarians.

  1. Budget 2008-2009
· Discrepancy between the budget between the larger elementary schools budgets and the smaller school budget.
· Options for helping the smaller schools were discussed: grants, PTA, fundraising, rotating funds between schools
· Budgets are being reduced by 5%

  1. Librarians’ Rubric
· Charlotte Danielson 2nd Edition to include special area teachers
· Much more aligned with what librarians do compared to the classroom teacher rubric.
· Component Level rubric (not an element level rubric)

  1. David Catrow
· Jan received information about his visit
· April 8th-10th, 2008

  1. Comp Time
· Curriculum council meetings after school counts as comp time